I trapped this last week and ended up thinking it might be this species, but as they seem quite scarce thought I'd better check. I am in South Bucks for recording purposes, near the M4 in Burnham.
Hope it is identifiable from the picture as I did not keep the moth.
The identification has now been confirmed by the national Gelechid moth recorder -
Yes, that's definitely what it is - it seems to be doing very well down south this year and as an overwintering species it suggests that last year was a good year for it and/or overwintering conditions were ideal."
Not a moth I've seen, Russell, but it looks good to me.
ReplyDeleteRussell I echo Dave's comment.
ReplyDeleteAs it would be only the second Bucks record (first was Burnham Beeches 2005 det gen) I'll get the opinion of an expert.
The identification has now been confirmed by the national Gelechid moth recorder -
DeleteYes, that's definitely what it is - it seems to be doing very well down south this year and as an overwintering species it suggests that last year was a good year for it and/or overwintering conditions were ideal."
Well done Russell!